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Yosemite 10.10.5

Can't update os x yosemite to 10.11?

Posted on Jul 14, 2019 11:19 AM

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Posted on Jul 14, 2019 3:01 PM

I'm so grateful you included so much information in your post it makes it so much easier to give the answer you want.

If your Mac can upgrade further than El Capitan then the App Store will refuse you the download.

Check here,

How to upgrade to macOS High Sierra - Apple Support

and if your Mac is not in the list for High Sierra, then you can get El Capitan,

How to upgrade to OS X El Capitan - Apple Support

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Jul 14, 2019 3:01 PM in response to giuseppina176

I'm so grateful you included so much information in your post it makes it so much easier to give the answer you want.

If your Mac can upgrade further than El Capitan then the App Store will refuse you the download.

Check here,

How to upgrade to macOS High Sierra - Apple Support

and if your Mac is not in the list for High Sierra, then you can get El Capitan,

How to upgrade to OS X El Capitan - Apple Support

Jul 15, 2019 10:41 AM in response to giuseppina176

You can check for Mojave here.


How to upgrade to macOS Mojave - Apple Support


Check to make sure your applications are compatible.        


Application Compatibility


El Capitan 10.11 Compatibility information 


macOS Sierra 10.12: Compatible Apps


Also check to make sure there is a compatible driver for your printer.


Do a backup before installing, preferable 2 backups on 2 different drives.

Yosemite 10.10.5

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